Golden Cleaver Trophy Winner History
- 2022 Bunzl Processor Division, Riverside, Missouri (Supplier)
- 2022 Walke Brothers Meats, Catoosa, Oklahoma (Processor)
- 2022 Weaver Meats, Painesville, Ohio (Processor)
- 2021 UltraSource LLC, Kansas City, Missouri (Supplier)
- 2021 RJ’s Meats, Hudson, WI (Processor)
- 2021 Paradise Locker Meats, Trimble, MO (Processor)
- 2020 ScottPec, Inc., Box Elder, SD (Supplier)
- 2020 We R Food Safety, Menomonie, WI (Supplier)
- 2020 Rick Reams, RJ’s Meats, Hudson, WI (Processor)
- 2019 UltraSource LLC, Kansas City, Missouri (Supplier); and Chad Lottman, Landmark Snacks, Beatrice, Nebraska (Processor)
- 2018 Doug Hankes, Thrushwood Farms Quality Meats, Galesburg, Illinois
- 2018 Brad Heidebrecht, Walton’s Inc., Wichita, Kansas
- 2017 Doug Hankes, Thrushwood Farms Quality Meats – Galesburg, IL
- 2016 Chad Lottman, C&C Processing – Diller, NE
- 2015 Louis Muench, Louie’s Finer Meats Inc. – Cumberland, WI
- 2014 Tim Haen, Haen Packing – Kaukauna, WI
- 2013 Bob Filbrandt, Bob’s Processing – South Haven, MI
- 2012 David Downs – Burnsville, MN
- 2011 Jon Frohling – Hecla, SD
- 2010 Bob Filbrandt – South Haven, MI
- 2009 David Downs – Burnsville, MN
- 2008 George Lapsley – Pipersville, PA
- 2007 David Downs – Burnsville, MN
- 2006 Brad Andre – Cincinnati, OH
- 2005 George Lapsley – Pipersville, PA
- 2004 Dr. Joseph Cordray – Ames, IA
- 2003 Victor Halls – Sabetha, KS
- 2002 Fred Myers – Portland, OR
- 2001 Gary Baysinger – Craig, CO
- 2000 Stephen W. Boyer – Ellington, CT
- 1999 James L. Peterson – Lodi, WI
- 1998 Richard G. Kean, III – Baton Rouge, LA
- 1997 Dennis L. Schaardt – Table Rock, NE
- 1996 Ernest B. Mucke, III – Hartford, CT
- 1995 Nancy Henderson-Brown – Colorado Springs, CO
- 1994 Lloyd E. Hess – Willow Street, PA
- 1993 Lorne Thompson – Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
- 1992 Lorne Thompson – Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
- 1991 James L. Peterson – Lodi, WI
- 1990 Dr. Joseph Cordray – Birmingham, AL
- 1989 Benito Plasschaert – Gent, Belgium
The AAMP Golden Cleaver Trophy acknowledges the member who has recruited the highest number of new members to the join the American Association of Meat Processors. The recruitment period is from June 1 until May 30 in one year.
